So, how do you bring a worldwide bestselling book to the big screen without alienating the masses of die-hard fans and making a great film in its own right? Just ask Niels Arden Oplev - he's pulled it off with the literary phenomenon, Stieg Larsson's The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.Forty years ago, Harriet Vanger mysteriously disappeared during a family gathering of the Vanger clan. Her bereaved uncle, whom loved her dearly, has made it his life's obsession to find out the truth about what happened to her and employs recently disgraced investigative journalist Mikael Blomqvist (Michael Nyqvist) to find what he can. Meanwhile, a young female computer hacker who has been tracking Blomqvist is assigned a brutal new guardian who rapes her.The hacker, Lisbeth Salander (Noomi Rapace), gets her revenge on her tormentor, however, and joins Blomqvist on his investigation. The two begin to unravel the mystery about Harriet and find a link between her disappearance and several horrific murders. As the two work together to solve the crime, they uncover more hidden truths about the secretive Vanger clan and realise that they could be in danger of finding out more than someone wants them to know.Well-paced, intelligent and featuring a star-making turn from Noomi Rapace, Dragon Tattoo is a triumph. This has already set the benchmark for other thrillers to be released this year. The multiple story strands work together seamlessly, never letting up on the tension and slowly building into a fascinating story that hints at just why the book has been so popular for those who haven't read it.Yet, Dragon Tattoo's real crowning achievement is the unearthing of the surely soon-to-be-huge Noomi Rapace. Comparisons with Jodie Foster's breakout performance in The Silence of the Lambs are justified, while a cult following of fans is sure to spread to these shores from her native Sweden. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is certainly the film with the perfect lead and deserves the praise that will inevitably come its way.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>","fnc":"googleTrackerHelper.doTrackPage( '\/'The-Girl-With-The-Dragon-Tattoo-film_options~24171'\/Reviews\/ViewAll\/1' );"}